Diffraction of slow electrons emitted in the near-threshold Is photoionization of a Li atom located outside a C-60 molecule has been investigated as a function of the distance of the Li atom from the C-60. It is found that, as in the case of the atom located inside the C-60, the photoelectron angular distribution is significantly distorted by the C-60 and is especially pronounced when the polarization vector of the radiation is along the line connecting the nucleus of the ionized atom with the geometrical center of the C-60. The effects of the C-60 extend to surprisingly large distances. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.